Kyle Lai and his fellow Boy Scouts from New Jersey's Troop 21 turned down a rigorous "high-adventure" ranch in Philmont, N.M., for a tamer backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon.
Or so they thought.
The six boys -- ages 11 to 13 -- were airlifted with their three troop leaders on Sunday from a canyon gorge as heavy rains and flood waters caused a dam to break near their campsite.
"They're in good shape, considering it was an emergency and they had no time to come up with an alternate plan,"...Full Story